PMI-SP Exam - Topic 7 Question 103 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PMI-SP exam

Question #: 103
Topic #: 7

Della works as a Project Manager for Blue Well Inc. A number of projects are running under her guidance. You, being a team leader of a project, provide Della the performance indexes of your project. The schedule variance (SV) of your project is zero. What does this figure depict?

AProject is right on target.

BProject is ahead of the schedule.

CProject is behind the schedule.

DCosts are higher than planned.

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Suggested Answer: A

According to the question, the schedule variance (SV) of the project is zero. A value of 0

indicates that the project is right on target.

Schedule variance (SV) is a measure of schedule performance on a project. The variance notifies that

the schedule is ahead or behind what

was planned for this period in time. The schedule variance is calculated based on the following

formula:

SV = Earned Value (EV) - Planned Value (PV)

If the resulting schedule is negative, it indicates that the project is behind schedule. A value greater

than 0 shows that the project is ahead of

the planned schedule. A value of 0 indicates that the project is right on target.

Answer option C is incorrect. The negative SV means that project is behind the schedule.

Answer option D is incorrect. This result can be drawn by looking at the cost variance (CV) of the

project.

Answer option B is incorrect. The positive SV depicts that the project is ahead of the planned

schedule.

by Virgie at Jul 09, 2025, 06:41 PM

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Theola

7 months ago

I thought zero SV could mean something else too...

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Twana

7 months ago

Totally agree, that's a good sign!

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Eura

8 months ago

SV of zero means we're right on target!

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In

8 months ago

Wait, does that really mean we're not behind?

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Lavonda

8 months ago

Fingers crossed it stays that way!

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Michel

8 months ago

I believe zero SV means the project is neither ahead nor behind, so it should be option A, right?

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Annita

8 months ago

I’m a bit confused; does a zero SV mean we’re ahead or just on schedule? I feel like I need to double-check my notes.

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Xenia

9 months ago

I remember practicing a question like this where a zero SV indicated that the project is right on target. I hope that’s still correct!

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Martina

9 months ago

I think a zero schedule variance means the project is on track, but I'm not entirely sure if that’s the only implication.

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Aja

9 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I'll need to review my notes on earned value management to make sure I understand schedule variance and what a zero value means.

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Roy

9 months ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is A. A schedule variance of zero indicates the project is progressing as planned, neither ahead nor behind schedule.

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Kerry

9 months ago

Okay, I've got this. A schedule variance of zero means the project is exactly on schedule, not ahead or behind. That's option A - the project is right on target.

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Raylene

10 months ago

I'm a bit confused here. If the schedule variance is zero, does that mean the project is ahead or behind schedule? I'll need to think this through carefully.

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